Tag: Network Security

July 18, 2024

Just where and how WAN (wide area network), SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network), and SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) fit is an almost universal question today for many company network planners. If you don’t have SD-WAN or SASE, which is […]

July 12, 2024

Security intelligence firm Group-IB reports that attackers from a recently created ransomware group – EstateRansomware – exploited a year old vulnerability (CVE-2023-27532) in backup software from Veeam as part of a complex attack chain. Anatomy of an attack EstateRansomware exploited […]

July 11, 2024

Organizations have been on a spending spree when it comes to cybersecurity tools and services, as they look for ways to defend themselves against an ever-growing array of threats. This means many CISOs, CSOs, and other senior executives might be […]

July 10, 2024

The number of persons affected by a recent data breach at Evolve Bank & Trust exceeds 7.64 million, a document submitted to the Office of the Maine Attorney General this week by the law firm representing the financial services organization […]

July 9, 2024

Network security is one of the largest sectors of the cybersecurity market today. As with any technology, network security has undergone several evolutions over the past couple of decades, especially as new features have been added or consolidated into a […]

July 5, 2024

Network managers are about to add a powerful new security technology to their toolbox: artificial intelligence. AI promises the ability to analyze vast volumes of data without having a human around, says Shing-hon Lau, senior AI security researcher at Carnegie […]

July 1, 2024

European carriers Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, TIM and Vodafone Group have released an update on the technical priorities of Open RAN, the telcos said in a joint statement. The update is the result of the work carried out by these […]

June 19, 2024

Cybersecurity has gained a lot of space and attention in recent years and with that attention came legislations, regulations and a lot more scrutiny. One of the results of this is that CISOs have now more responsibilities that go beyond […]

June 14, 2024

The networks that enable today’s hyper-distributed enterprises face persistent and emerging security challenges. One of those challenges is ransomware. While it’s not a new problem, “attacks are getting more and more sophisticated,” said Neil Anderson, vice president of cloud, infrastructure […]

June 12, 2024

In 2023, 76% of companies were actively using multiple clouds and were engaged in cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-on-prem data transmissions. Additionally, 74% of companies said they were either implemented or moving to a hybrid IT architecture that included both cloud and […]

May 31, 2024

Risks associated with cybersecurity continue to evolve, but one challenge remains a constant for CISOs: managing human error. Even with advanced solutions and sophisticated protocols in place, employees continue to inadvertently expose sensitive data and systems to cyber threats. Verizon’s […]

May 22, 2024

A zero trust network is true to its namesake: zero trust. Zero trust networks provide continuous authentication of users and activities on the network. This is in contrast to what traditional network authorization schemes do: authenticate users once, at the […]

May 9, 2024

The use of digital twins – digital representations that mimic the structure and behavior of physical objects or systems – is on the rise. Digital twin technology has moved beyond manufacturing, where it got its start, and into many other […]

May 7, 2024

There are lots of ways bad actors could get into a network these days, and most of them will sooner or later involve accessing something they shouldn’t. Relationships with, and among, applications are called “sessions” – so, session control should […]

May 6, 2024

Cisco promised to quickly integrate the security technology it gained in its $28 billion Splunk acquisition, and it has set that process in motion by adding tie-ins to its extended detection and response (XDR) service, among other moves aimed at […]

May 1, 2024

Arista Networks is bolstering a key part of its security software with new features that help customers reduce the blast radius of security breaches by setting up “microperimeters” to restrict lateral movement in campus and data center networks. The new […]

April 30, 2024

Firewalls and VPNs are exposing organizations to breaches. It may seem counterintuitive due to the fact that the two have been go-to security tools for decades—but therein lies the problem. They were designed for a time when work was done […]

April 24, 2024

In a recent interview, Ariana Lynn, Principal Analyst at The Fast Mode spoke to Mike Haynes, Global Network Cloud Solution Sales Leader for Telecoms/M&E at IBM on the impact of traffic visibility on modern IP networks. Mike joins us in […]

April 18, 2024

Cisco is tying together the intelligence of AI with the power of the cloud to deliver a system it says will proactively protect distributed applications, devices and data located across public and private data centers and clouds. The new architecture, […]

April 8, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, the concept of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) has emerged as a beacon of innovation, promising to redefine network security and access. However, as we delve deeper into the state of the SASE market, […]